Mari's 365 Photos 2010

This is not the Daily Shoot challenge today. Instead this a great meal we had today.

It was a really great pork with sauteed apples out of the October Cooking Light magazine - check it out.

Today's challenge: "Bathrooms are full of hard surfaces, textures, and personal implements. Fins an inspiring photograph in a bathroom today."

This is Joe's mega shower head. It seemed to fit the challenge for today.

Today's challenge: "Fences and walls can divide or demarcate. Make a creative photo of a fence or wall today."

Well, it looks like I not only got the retaining wall, on the back of our townhome, but the fence that sits a few feet behind it. If I sit at my computer, I'm about the same level as the top of the wall - and the foxes run along there.

Today's challenge: "Make a photograph that shows an interpretation of your favorite indulgence or guilty pleasure."

Who doesn't have an occasional indulgence with chocolate?

The story here is, we're celebrating birthdays tomorrow (mine, Joe's and Tom's). I asked Joe what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday. He said he wanted a Tunnel of Fudge cake, like his mom used to make. Okay - a tall order, but I was up for the challenge.

After lots of research, emails and phone calls across three time zones, I found that Pillsbury no longer makes the Double Dutch Fudge frosting mix that was in the original recipe (the one that won the Bake-Off). However, Pillsbury was kind enough to come up with a from scratch recipe that they said was as close as you could get to the original.

This morning I set out to bake my cake. This is one HEAVY cake! It is a good thing I only bake like this every so often, we couldn't eat this sort of thing on a daily basis - no matter what Joe says!

Celebrating my birthday at the Rockies vs Giants game. Beautiful sunset, even from the stands. Game was disappointing. The fireworks after the game were a bit bittersweet after 5 losses in a row in late September.....so I may just say the Rockies were celebrating my birthday too!!!

Today's challenge: "Some carry a talisman, amulet, "lucky charm", or just a comforting thing in our pocket. What do you carry?"

Okay - ANYONE who has lived in Colorado will understand this. When haven't I carried Chapstick or Carmex in my pocket?

Challenge: "Showcase the beauty of living foliage! Make a photo of a single leaf or an entire "greenscape" today."

This shrub was just bursting with color in Breckenridge.

Today's challenge: "unday challenge: Play with scale today. Make a photo of something small that looks huge."

I'm not sure I succeeded in the challenge, but I like the photo I took, so I'm going with this. Thank you to Ann for the Kiwi last year on my birthday.

Today's challenge: "Plastic or glass, make a photo of a bottle or grouping of bottles today and post it."

A favorite of mine - the Petite Syrah from Concannon Vineyards.

Today's challenge: "Find a strong series of horizontal lines or elements and make a photograph of it today."

Maybe I should consider new blinds - as well as new flooring!

Today's challenge: "Make a photograph of the front of a building today. Could be your house, the bank, or city hall."

I chose GM High School as the subject for my challenge today.

Today's challenge: "How did you get around today? Make a photograph of your transportation and post it."

Love the color of my car - it looks great when its clean. 9 yrs old and dependable too.

Today's challenge: "Make a photograph with either a 9 or 6 (components of today's date) in it represented in some way and post it today."

Played with the exposure a bit to get this one.

Today's photo is the smoke from the fire up Four Mile Canyon to the west of Boulder. This is what the smoke looked like over Flatiron's Mall, about 2:30 pm.

We took advantage of the nice days and hiked today. We started on the Glacier Gorge trail up to Mills Lake. We had an early lunch there and enjoyed the view for about 1/2 hour. Then we headed toward Dream Lake on the Lake Haiyaha trail. It was a gorgeous day, not too hot in the mountains, although still warm when we got back home.

Today's challenge: "Make a photo of a tool today. Screwdriver. Pliers. Computer. What's the tool you find most important on a daily basis?"

Well, it may not be the tool I find most important on a daily basis.....but I so wish I could still carry it with me on an airplane!

Today's challenge: "Make a low key photo today with lots of dark areas. You might need to use exposure compensation to make it work."

Well - maybe too much dark area. I thought the kitchen shutters would provide a good subject for today's challenge.

Okay - I think I've been on vacation from the 365 project long enough! So I'm back in it as of today!

Today's challenge: "Today's number is 5. Make a photo that illustrates the number in some way, either literally or abstractly. "

I moved offices at school, and until I cleaned the phone last week, you probably couldn't have read the 5 on this button. Clorox is a great thing.

Today's challenge: "Visit a park today--national, amusement, playground--and make a photo of something that catches your eye."

While up in Dillon for BBQ at the Summit, we took a little walk down to the reservoir. It was a gorgeous day in Summit County!

Today's challenge: "Fabric: we wear it, sleep on it, decorate with it. Make a photo of an interesting cloth design or texture."

As it was laundry day, captured this when doing bed linens.